All good things must come to an end.
“Will & Grace,” one of NBC’s most beloved comedy series of all time, is coming to an end as Will Truman, Grace Adler, Jack McFarland, and Karen Walker will say goodbye to their incredibly loyal fans following the upcoming season that begins in 2020.
The series will conclude following an 11-season, 246-episode run over the course of four decades as one of the most influential sitcoms of our generation.
A start date on the upcoming and final season will be announced at a later date.
“Will & Grace,” which returned to NBC in September 2017 on the momentum of a 2016 election-themed mini-reunion episode that drew more than 7 million views, will go down in TV history as one of the most acclaimed comedies of all time. The series earned an astonishing 91 Emmy Award nominations, 18 Emmy wins (including Outstanding Comedy Series) and seven SAG Awards among dozens of other kudos. In addition, the show is one of the few in TV history where each member of the cast won an Emmy.
Other significant accomplishments on the “Will & Grace” resume:
• 30 Golden Globe nominations
• 7 GLAAD Awards for Outstanding TV Comedy Series
• 7 DGA nominations (and one win) for James Burrows
• The show received national attention on the political stage in 2012 when Vice President Joe Biden said, “I think ‘Will & Grace’ did more to educate the American public more than almost anything anybody has done so far” in recognition of equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians.
• Many of the show’s memorabilia – scripts, casting notes, props, etc. – are part of a gay rights exhibit in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
